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AsiaSource: Interview with Barnett Rubin [ID 178]

"Barnett Rubin is the author of several books on Afghanistan, including The Fragmentation of Afghanistan (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995) and The Search for Peace in Afghanistan (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995). In this interview with AsiaSource, he discusses the conditions under which the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and the long-term implications of the proxy war there. Professor Rubin also explains the origins of the Taliban, who emerged much after the Soviet withdrawal, and suggests that they in fact represent a "generational revolt against the mujahideen.""

Document(s): Open document

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Center on International Cooperation: Afghanistan Reconstruction Project [ID 179]

"The Afghanistan Reconstruction Project (ARP) carries out research and public education about selected issues related to the rebuilding of Afghanistan's institutions, society, and economy. The project supports efforts by the Afghan government, Afghan civil society, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and donors to carry out a more effective reconstruction mission based on the Bonn Agreement focused on Afghan ownership."

Document(s): Open document

01.11.2007 - Source: CIA - The World Factbook

CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan ("CIA World Factbook") [ID 177]

Data on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, Transnational, Issues

Document(s): CIA World Factbook

1997 - Source: Library of Congress - Country Studies

Library of Congress: Afghanistan - A Country Study ("Library of Congress: Afghanistan - A Country Study (Data as of 1997)") [ID 176]

Information about historical, socio-political, economical and ethnical issues

Document(s): Library of Congress: Afghanistan - A Country Study (Data as of 1997)